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Show Your Opposition to SOPA Today With #blackoutsopa
You've probably read about the heated debate around the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). It's a very important debate for musicians, as it could have a major effect on distribution channels and discovery platforms that many musicians rely on every day. Eliot Van Buskirk did an amazing post right here on Hypebot called “Everything You Need ...
Fat Joe Joins the Fight Against Childhood Obesity with a Concert for Let's Move! Newark: Our Power
New York, N— On January 23rd, hip-hop legend and weight loss advocate, Fat Joe, will perform at an event celebrating the winners from Let's Move! Newark: Our Power (LM!NOP), a program created by Behavioral Health & Fitness Expert, Jeff Halevy, to fight childhood obesity. After improving his lifestyle, Fat Joe has recently lost over 100 pounds ...
Calling All Drummers! Fight World Hunger with Marv Dahlgren!
Marv Dahlgren, well-known Twin Cities' percussionist and educator, has launched an initiative that he hopes will raise global awareness of world hunger. His new Global Drummers Alliance calls upon drummers to send the message via a global performance of “Three Camps" on January 14th at 2 pm CST. His fellow drummer (and former student) Dave Stanoch ...
A Letter to Congress, from the Guys That Invented the Internet...
The following open letter was recently sent to members of US Congress, with an urgent warning to vote against SOPA. It comes from 83 engineers and innovators responsible for creating the internet, including TCP/IP creator and “father of the internet" Vint Cerf and Paul Vixie, author of the widely-used DNS server software BIND. We wrote and ...
Former Yes Lead Singer Jon Anderson Provides Soundtrack For Cancer Support Community Of Philadelphia’s Holiday E-card
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) Jon Anderson, the voice of the rock group Yes for many years, has once again stepped up to help the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia (CSCP) by providing the soundtrack for the organization's 2011 electronic holiday card. The e-card, designed by Lauren Keswick and Scott Bluebond and produced by Keswick (www.medicalartstudio.com) was distributed today ...
Occupy Musicians: Lou Reed, Talib, Tom Morello, Biafra
MUSICIANS PLEDGE SUPPORT FOR ALL OCCUPY MOVEMENTS A number of prominent musicians have pledged their support for the Occupy Movement by launching the Occupy Musicians website. The website aims to to facilitate performances at Occupy spaces and events, network musicians to Occupy locations and Occupy fund raisers, host embedded media to Occupy-related songs and music videos, ...
Occupy Music Movement Grows with Occupy Musicians Petition
Musicians have gotten involved with the Occupy Movement in many locations both on and offline. A new initiative seeks to focus that energy starting with an Occupy Musicians petition in support of the movement. But Occupy Musicians hopes to become much more than just a petition and plans to provide additional resources. Musicians Occupy Wall Street ...
Congress May Pave Way for Small Investors to Crowdfund Music Startups
A bill that was recently passed by the House of Representatives opens up the possibility of music startups raising $1 to $2 million annually via social media and crowdfunding platforms without having to meet costly registration requirements. This bill would allow for investments by small fry, who are currently shut out of such opportunities, and provide ...
James McMurtry: Free MP3 in Support of Occupy Movement
FANS ENCOURAGED TO MAKE OWN MUSIC VIDEOS; BEST TO BE FEATURED ON JAMESMCMURTRY.COM Singer-songwriter James McMurtry is giving away free mp3s of his iconic political song “We Can't Make It Here" from his award-winning Childish Things in support of the Occupy movement. Fans are encouraged to use the free mp3 of “We Can't Make It Here" ...
American Songbook Preservation Society...Singing the Great American Songbook
The American Songbook Preservation Society is a performance organization whose purpose is to continue the legacy of the great American Songbook by performing these works in public to audiences in America and abroad. The organization features highly accomplished musicians and singers performing these works for public benefit and educational purposes. As singer Tony Bennett has said..."This ...
